Labor will maintain a 'ring of steel' around border security: Labor senator

19/02/2019|6min

Labor senator Jenny McAllister says Labor will maintain a 'ring of steel' on border security if it wins the next election.
The Coalition has accused the Labor of weakening Australia's border protection regime after the passage of the medivac bill through parliament last week.
The comments come after revelations America rejected 265 asylum seekers housed on Manus and Nauru from entering the US under a refugee deal between the two nations.
However, Ms McAllister says the Coalition is ignoring the fact that Labor supports offshore processing and other border protection measures.
She says the Coalition is 'terribly divided' and 'fear' over border security is 'all they have left.'
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